Horn has been a well-known brand name in the European market as a specialist in dispensing technology – for diesel, fuel oil and lubricants. In the year 2000, the German company took over Deutsche Tecalemit, a well-recognized manufacturer of state-of-the-art workshop equipment, successfully integrating its product range into its portfolio.
The company also took over the British company PCL, the world’s leading tyre inflating company. Today, the merger of the three companies develops and manufactures pump, fuel systems, fluid control systems, tyre inflators, and technical components of the workshop equipment.
At the Autoserve 2012 event held in Chennai recently, the company showcased the ‘TankQuick eco’ fuel-suction device and the Electronic Oil Management System TMS III. Definitely a product for the future, the TMS III system is unique in the market, with a capability of controlling upto 10 different dispensers simultaneously.
The device has been developed in such a way that it can be connected to more than 40 dealer management systems and helps optimize the workflow, thus reducing the turnaround time.
Speaking to MOTORINDIA at the Autoserve show, Mr. Peter Petersen, Business Development Manager, Horn Tecalemit, says: “This is our first-ever exhibition at an automotive show in India and we are overwhelmed with the kind of response our products have received.
We are extremely confident of partnering with leading car and truck manufacturers in the country in the coming years.”
The company is a premium supplier of the system to German truck major MAN. The fact that about 90 per cent of MAN workshops are equipped with Horn Tecalemit’s oil management systems reflects its reputation in the market.
A listed supplier to several other European car and truck manufacturers, the company is currently working on the standardization of the equipment worldwide which in turn will be a key step towards easy penetration into the Indian market in future.
In 2002, Horn Tecalemit became the inventor of the world’s first fluid transfer equipment for AdBlue, the exhaust fluid for heavy trucks. The equipment has been specially developed so that the fluid remains uncontaminated during the whole process of transfer. This product is expected to be well-accepted when it hits the Indian market, but provided necessary measures are taken by the government authorities to reduce the sulphur content in diesel.
The company, with an overall workforce of around 250 employees, is headquartered in the north of Germany and also has manufacturing facilities in U.K., China, USA and India. Its PCL-Sumo facility at Mumbai was setup to produce tyre inflators and nitrogen generators for the Indian market. In India, with the percentage of motorized people increasing year after year and with growing need for quality workshop equipment, the company looks forward to tremendous demand for his products in the Indian market. Working towards a global market approach, it is currently in the process of identifying companies to further synergize with and establish a strong presence in the Indian market.